pole bean

noun

: a cultivated bean that is usually trained to grow upright on supports

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Tomato cages can be used to keep indeterminate tomato plants, peas, pole beans, or cucumber vines off the soil, helping prevent fruit rot and excessive insect damage. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2025 Both are easy to grow, though pole beans prefer a trellis, stake, or cage to vine up. Katie Boué, Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1770, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pole bean was circa 1770

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“Pole bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pole%20bean. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

pole bean

noun
: a cultivated bean with long coiling stems that is usually trained to grow upright on supports
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